A 13-member youth Indian boxing team including 10 pugilists left for Subic Bay in Philippines for the 20th edition of the Asian Youth Boxing Championship. ...
05:28 PM, Mar 10, 2013
The IABF has been banned, both by AIBA and the Indian sports ministry, due to a faulty electoral process. Most of all, the boxers will suffer. ...
12:27 PM, Jan 17, 2013
As a pioneer for women's boxing in India, Mary Kom is already an inspiration for many others who hope to follow in her footsteps. To see her weep on air while apologizing to the country for not winning an Olympic gold medal was one of the most endearing moments of India's campaign a the 2012 London Games. The 29-year-old five-time world champion and mother of two marked her Olympic debut...
08:17 AM, Aug 12, 2012
CNN-IBN's panel of experts discusses India's medal chances on Day 13. It also talks about Devendro Singh's controversial boxing bout on Wednesday night. ...
11:01 PM, Aug 09, 2012
New Delhi: India's much-hyped male boxers might have drawn a blank in the London Olympics but national coach Gurbaksh Singh Sandhu on Thursday insisted that the country's pugilists gave their "best performance" in the quadrennial sporting spectacle. "We have fought brilliantly but have been denied a medal. We were unable to translate good performances into a medal but that does not take away the fact that the boys gave an...
02:07 PM, Aug 09, 2012
London: Indian boxer Laishram Devendro Singh narrowly missed out on a medal at the London Olympics Wednesday, putting up a brave fight against Irishman Paddy Barnes in the quarterfinals of the 49 kg category. Devendro's 18-23 loss to the Beijing Games bronze medallist ended India's boxing campaign in the mega event. It was a ferocious start to the bout with both boxers trading punches. The boxing on display enthralled the...
02:21 AM, Aug 09, 2012
London: It was another unsatisfactory day for India at the Olympics as boxers MC Mary Kom and Devendro Singh lost their 51kg and 49kg bouts respectively. Mary Kom settled for a bronze after she lost her semi-final bout against Great Britain's Nicola Adam 6-11, while Devendro lost to favourite Paddy Barnes 18-23 in the quarter-finals. Adams, ranked No. 2 in the world for flyweight boxing, lived up to her favourite...
01:59 AM, Aug 09, 2012
Imphal: With boxer MC Mary Kom poised to fight for silver medal in the London Olympics Wednesday evening, a large number of people in northeast Indian Manipur state prayed for her success in temples and churches all over the state. Many supporters walked through the streets of the capital and elsewhere with placards in hand and praying for her and another boxer from Manipur, Devendro Singh's success in the 49kg...
03:36 PM, Aug 08, 2012
London: Saina Nehwal won India its third medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games, after being declared the winner in the women's badminton play-off for the bronze medal after her Chinese opponent Wang Xin withdrew with an injured knee. And the news became sweeter with boxer Devendro Singh's entry into the Men's Light Flyweight quarter-finals. Saina's opponent Wang, the World No. 2, won the first game despite the injury she...
08:02 PM, Aug 04, 2012
London: Indian boxer Laishram Devendro Singh stunned 2008 Beijing Games silver medallist Serdamba Purevdorj of Mongolia to storm into the quarter-finals of the men's light-fly weight(49kg) category at the London Olympics, here on Saturday. The pocket-sized dynamo from Manipur outclassed his superior Mongolian rival 16-11 in the pre-quarterfinals at the ExCel arena and put himself one win away from a bronze medal. Devendro started from where he left in his...
07:37 PM, Aug 04, 2012
After a scintillating show by Gagan Narang, the Indian boxing sensation Devendro Singh advanced to the pre-quarters. ...
10:46 PM, Jul 31, 2012
The boxing youth brigade Shiva Thapa, Devendro Singh and Sumit Sangwan have raised India's hopes of an Olympic medal. ...
10:50 AM, Jul 17, 2012
